Internet Censorship is the New Black

There’s an inverse correlation between the regulation of speech and the freedom of a society. In the new global world of censorware, we all live on Syria’s internet, China’s internet, filtered by companies whose first priority is to ensure that Beijing is happy with its work. – Cory Doctorow

There is a certain bitter irony that the biggest purchases of these products are repressive regimes, corporations, and libraries.

Note: The title of this post was inspired by an idea of Seth Finkelstein.